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Stephen Smith is a voice from and for the next generation of fighters for social justice. Here he gives his colleagues an introduction to grassroots organizing based on his own experiences in a diversity of locales, such as Harvard University, Botswana and Chicago. Stoking the Fire of Democracy does what every good organizer does: tells good stories and asks good questions. Smith explains how "could-be radicals" recruit and support new leaders, turn isolated anger into targeted action, and more than anything muster the courage to make mistakes and learn from them. This book is for young people who want to know how to become what Saul Alinsky called "the fire under the boiler of democracy."
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Stoking the Fire of Democracy is a remarkable, well-written, and insightful account of the search for a way to turn democratic promise into practice. -- Marshall Ganz "Harvard Kennedy School"
Stephen Smith has done a superb job in demonstrating that democracy is not a spectator sport. His footing is sure, strong and steady, and with this book he charts the course for other "could-be radicals" who desire to seize the power and ultimately determine the destiny of our democratic experiment. -- Jacquiline Y. Collins "Illinois State Senator"
If we don't have strong grassroots organizing, the age of Obama will become another neoliberal moment--another missed opportunity for empowering poor and working people! -- Cornel West "Princeton University"
About the Author
Stephen Noble Smith was born in 1979 in Charleston, West Virginia, and raised in Plano, Texas. A graduate of Harvard University, Smith received a Masters in Comparative Politics from the London School of Economics. He has worked alongside Iraq war veterans, AIDS activists, and homeless people trying to learn a marketable job skill. He is married to Sara Natania Whitaker. This is his first book.
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Hardback. Condition: Good. Stephen Smith is a voice from and for the next generation of fighters for social justice, giving his colleagues an introduction to grassroots organizing based on his own experiences in places as diverse as Harvard University, Botswana and Chicago. For four years, he was the lead organizer of PACT, a grassroots organization for young adults affiliated with the Industrial Areas Foundation. Stoking the Fire of Democracy explains how organizations are built and sustained, how they go into action around issues of common concern, how they exercise power, and how they learn from their successes and failures. For young people who want to know what comes next, this book will help them become what Saul Alinksy called the fire under the boiler of democracy. Seller Inventory # 00100829546
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